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Front Cover; Front Matter; Half title; Author dedications; Full title; Imprint; Brief contents; Contents; Preface; Guided tour; Acknowledgments; Case matrix; About the authors; Part 1 introduction; Chapter 1 What is organisational behaviour?; The importance of interpersonal skills; What managers do;...

Myth or Science? â#x80;#x98;Management by walking around is the most effective managementâ#x80;#x99;Disciplines that contribute to the OB field; Psychology; Social psychology; Sociology; Anthropology; There are few absolutes in OB; Challenges and opportunities for OB; Responding to economic pressu...

Improving ethical behaviourEthical Choice Holiday deficit disorder; Coming attractions: developing an OB model; An overview; Inputs; Processes; Outcomes; Summary; Implications for managers; Point/Counterpoint Lost in translation?; Questions for review; Experiential exercise Intoxicated workplaces; C...

AgeGender; Myth or Science? â#x80;#x98;Bald is betterâ#x80;#x99;; Race and ethnicity; Ethical Choice Board quotas; Disability; Other biographical characteristics: tenure, religion, sexual orientation and gender identity; Ability; Intellectual abilities; The benefits of cultural intelligence; Physi...

Implications for managersPoint/Counterpoint Affirmative action should be abolished; Questions for review; Experiential exercise Feeling excluded; Case study Human capital in the ageing workforce; Endnotes; Chapter 3 Attitudes and job satisfaction; Attitudes; What are the main components of attitud...